I cannot in all conscience agree to anyone being sent to the gallows. God alone can take life because He alone gives it . . .

Golden fetters are no less galling to a self-respecting man that iron ones; the sting lies in the fetters, not in the metal.

I believe that there is no prayer without fasting, and there is no real fast without prayer.

People engaged in a war do not lose temper over matters which affect the fortunes of war.

The finite human being shall never know in its fullness Truth and Love which is itself infinite.

Reasoned and willing obedience to the laws of the State is the first lesson in non-co-operation.

Contraceptive methods are like putting a premium on vice. It makes men and women reckless... As it is, man has sufficiently degraded woman for his lust, and [contraception] , no matter how well meaning the advocates may be, will still further degrade her.